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2017 has already seen many new additions for the Basketball Queensland team. Please join BQ in welcoming Administration Officer – Nicole Mapledoram to the team. We caught up with Nicole to find out what she did before BQ and to see what how she feels about her new role. What did you do before working…

In late January, Basketball Australia held its annual Australian Development Camp (ADC). This four-day event, saw 10 Queensland athletes, 8 coaches and 3 referees fly down to Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) to attend the camp. The 10 Queensland athletes at the camp (5 Girls and 5 Boys), performed exceptionally well and showed that…

Basketball Queensland are very proud to announce that two of our most promising high school players, Sam Froling from Townsville and Callum Dalton from the Gold Coast, and one of our State Performance Managers, Mel Downer have been selected to go to the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in the New Orleans, USA on Feb…

Shooting is the most important skill a basketball player can possess. Whilst the play in the lead up to making a shot; passing, dribbling, defense and rebounding can lead to a high percentage shot, you must actually be able to then make the said shot.

It’s no secret that active kids are more likely to become active adults, and kids today have a plethora of choices when it comes to choosing what sports they want to play. The Federal Government have partnered with 30 national sporting organisations, including Basketball Queensland to create Sporting Schools, a program designed to help foster children’s interest and engagement in sport from an early age.

Basketball Queensland coaches and support staff would like to thank all the athletes and their families for their time & commitment to the State Performance Program. We are pleased to announce the Queensland South U17 emerging Teams: U17 Queensland South Women’s Emerging Team White Kyra Paniora, Seahawks Ivory Holland, Logan Emily Parker, Brisbane Dustie Obah,…

Basketball Queensland State Team coaches and support staff would like to thank all the athletes and their families for their time & commitment to the State Performance Program. We are pleased to announce the Queensland North and South U18 State Teams: U18 Queensland South Women’s State Team Grace George, Ipswich Jade Kirisome, Logan Ula Motuga,…

We had a chance to catch up with Jenny Evans (formally Reisener), mother of one of Queensland’s prominent basketball families, with daughter Teyla being awarded QBL Women’s U23 Youth Player of the Year. Jenny is a member of the Cairns Basketball Hall of Fame and competed in the 1990 World Championships in Kuala Lumpar. We…

Since beginning his coaching career almost 14 years ago, Basketball Queensland’s North State Performance Manager – Brady Walmsley has coached several local and state teams. He has decided to take this change in career, to share some of help knowledge about Culture. How it can affect your team and how you – as a coach,…